Hainan Chicken Stock Recipe

Ingredients

2 quarts Chicken Stock

1 bunch Cilantro. Fresh

1 teaspoon White Peppercorns

8 slices Thumb Sized Slices Ginger, 1/4 thick, doesn’t have to be peeled

4 cloves Garlic Cloves, Smashed

1 head Onion, Quartered

8 slices Daikon Coins, 1 inch thick, skinned (or carrots)

6 stalks Scallions

10 pieces Dried Shiitake Mushrooms

4 pieces Dried Whole Chilies (or jalapeño)

1 cup Shaowing Cooking Wine or Saki

Add all the above ingredients in stockpot. Turn the heat on high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer three hours.

Strain the stock but reserve the root veggies and aromatics for later.